To some Bugs is THE cartoon character, beloved around the world, and semi-mascot of Warner Bros., the studio that released his first cartoon over sixty years ago. Bugs Bunny, in theaters and on television since his creation in 1940. There have been over 150 Bugs Bunny cartoons, and all but about twelve are still shown rather frequently on television today. Bugs has had a more diverse and accomplished career than many Hollywood actors ever have, and some of the zaniest and funniest performances ever in film history. By 1961, Bugs Bunny was a national icon, he had his own prime-time television series, "The Bugs Bunny Show", and while it is rarely seen today, this series essentially introduced the Warner cartoons of the past, not just those featuring Bugs, to a new generation, the TV viewers, and the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons have been somewhere on television ever since. Bugs was refined and redefined as a modest, unassuming and generally pretty cool gray rabbit...until provoked by the likes of Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam, or any other adversary stubborn enough to keep torturing him. (http://toolooney.goldenagecartoons.com/bugs.htm)
